Exodus 21:3:9Exod.21.3.W9TAB
אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ
ishto
“his wife”
- Transliteration
- ish-TO
- Extended
- ish-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔiʃˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his wife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ish-TO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yats-A ish-TO
- clause
im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO
- sentence
im-be-gap-PO ya-VO be-gap-PO ye-TSE im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive ve-yatse’ah {וְיָצְאָה | və-yā-ṣē’āh} ‘and-she-goes-out’ shifts the focus to the wife’s departure, and the construct chain ishto immo {אִשְׁתּוֹ עִמּוֹ | ’išttôʾ ’immôʾ} ‘his-wife with-him’ emphasizes joint release. The English renderings preserve this logical sequence of condition and result.
In context — Exodus 21:3
If he comes by himself , he shall go out by himself. If he is a husband , then his wife shall go out with him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:3, so the Hebrew word אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (ishto) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.21.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.3.W9.S1) and character.